Park left everything behind in Hawaii. His children, his mother are all going on without him. His lawyer is devising a plan ...

Sae Joon Park takes a selfie with his ohana in Hawaii. At left, Park as a young infantryman in Panama before he was seriously ...

A petition to reopen the case of deported Purple Heart veteran Sae Joon Park has already garnered thousands of signatures.

Sae Joon Park, a U.S. Army veteran, self-deported on June 23 to South Korea, his birthplace, leaving behind his elderly mother in Hawaii.

Purple Heart recipient Sae Joon Park was forced to “self-deport” to South Korea when told he faced imminent ICE arrest.

Sae Joon Park, a green-card holder and father of two grown children, came to the United States from South Korea when he was 7 years old.

Sae Joon Park, a green-card holder and father of two grown children, came to the United States from South Korea when he was 7 years old.

Sae Joon Park, then 19 years old, joined the armed forces in 1989. He was struck by gunfire after being deployed to Panama. (Courtesy of Sae Joon Park) ...